conto
Americannoun
plural
contos-
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
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a former money of account in Portugal and Brazil equal to 1000 milreis.
noun
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a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos
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an unofficial Brazilian monetary unit worth 1000 cruzeiros (now replaced by the real)
Etymology
Origin of conto
1595–1605; < Portuguese < Late Latin computus reckoning, noun derivative of Latin computāre to compute; see count 1
Example Sentences
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A buon conto anche in Italia qui non era cieco, sovente potea mirare i più delicati lavori di Seta, che servivano di ornamenti alle Chiese e alle sacre funzioni.”
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
The king's income, under the civil list, was a "conto of reis" a day, or something over £80,000 a year.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
La quarta però non ammette interpretazione, e debbe essere per ogni conto proscritta.
From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 by
Pues savido esto Picado se fue luego y lo conto al marquez y el le rrespondio.
From History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas by Prescott, William Hickling
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